Jose Maria Lemus

Jose Maria Lemus (22 July 1911-31 March 1993) was President of El Salvador from 14 September 1956 to 26 October 1960, succeeding Oscar Osorio and preceding Ruben Alonso Rosales' military junta.

Biography
Jose Maria Lemus was born on 22 July 1911, and he joined the Party of Democratic Unification of El Salvador. On 14 September 1956 he was elected President, and he was a leftist, creating humble apartment units with shared bathrooms and ensuring that the rent could not be increased over 10% a year. In 1960, Ruben Alonso Rosales and the Salvadoran Army ousted him in a coup, and he died in 1993.